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cornered

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English

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Adjective

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cornered (comparative more cornered, superlative most cornered)

  1. Having corners

Derived terms

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Verb

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cornered

  1. simple past and past participle of corner

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From corner +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrnərid/, /ˈkɔrnərɛd/, /ˈkɔrneːrid/

Adjective

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cornered

  1. Cornered; possessing corners or angles.
  2. (rare) Connected in the middle.

Descendants

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  • English: cornered, corner (the verb is a back-formation)
  • Scots: cornert, corner (the verb is a back-formation)

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